The traveller and archaeologist Sir Charles Fellows is seen here in front of a model of the fourth century BC Payava tomb from Xanthus in Ancient Lycia, his table laden with antiquarian books. From 1832 Fellows spent much of his time in Italy, Greece and the Levant. He went to Asia Minor in 1838, and during his explorations discovered the ruins of ancient cities, including those of Xanthus, the ancient Lycian capital. He made a number of expeditions from which he sent back antiquities to the Museum including remains of the Nereid Monument and the Harpy Tomb. He published widely and was a patron of the artist George Scharf. His 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' entry notes that, 'He was unquestionably ahead of his time in museum practice, and was actuated in removing the monuments by a genuine desire for their conservation, albeit one tinged with satisfaction that the British Museum’s collection was unrivalled in Europe in this sphere.